Chapter Summaries

Han Shuo and Lolth visited Divine Grace Pharmacy in Veilshade City while he secretly surveyed its layout and searched for Hasgreen and Avery. He unexpectedly met Charlotte and Behemoth, recognized Behemoth as the Demon King he had known in the Abyss Realm, and agreed to treat her to a feast.

• Han Shuo sent demon heads through Divine Grace Pharmacy to map its premises while he and Lolth looked around inside.
• Charlotte recognized Han Shuo, apologized for their past conflict, and tried to speak with him, but he said he would not hold her responsible.
• A woman named Behemoth recognized Han Shuo, though he initially failed to recognize her.
• Charlotte's mention of Behemoth's name reminded Han Shuo that she was the Demon King he had met in the Abyss Realm.
• Behemoth reproached Han Shuo for forgetting to contact her and demanded that he treat her to a feast at Divine Fortune Tavern.
• Han Shuo agreed to take Behemoth to the tavern, and Charlotte joined them, hoping to improve her relationship with him.

Han Shuo reunited with Behemoth and Charlotte at Divine Fortune Tavern, where they learned that he was the powerful owner of the Celestial Pivot Pharmacy. After a young man from the Granro Family insulted the group and Lolth killed him and his guards, Han Shuo led the others away to keep his presence in Veilshade City secret.

• Han Shuo agreed to take Behemoth, Charlotte, and Lolth to Divine Fortune Tavern and paid for an extravagant meal.
• Charlotte revealed that Han Shuo, whom Behemoth had known in the Abyss Realm, was the powerful Brian from Shadow City, and Han Shuo admitted that he had hidden his strength from Behemoth.
• A young man from the Granro Family insulted Behemoth and Charlotte, and Charlotte slapped him before the group left the tavern.
• The young man taunted Lolth outside, and Lolth killed him with her hair before Han Shuo ordered her to leave no witnesses.
• Lolth killed the surrounding Divine Guards, and Han Shuo led Behemoth, Charlotte, and Lolth toward a secluded area.

After Lolth’s public killing drew the Divine Guards’ attention, Han Shuo sent Charlotte and Behemoth away and returned with Lolth to investigate the Divine Grace Pharmacy. When they found Avery behind a heavily sealed gate, Han Shuo destroyed it and attacked everyone inside.

• Han Shuo led Lolth, Charlotte, and Behemoth to a secluded training ground, then urged Charlotte and Behemoth to leave Veilshade City to avoid implicating their families.
• After Charlotte and Behemoth departed, Han Shuo and Lolth evaded the patrolling Divine Guards and returned to the Divine Grace Pharmacy at night.
• Han Shuo sent his Demon Heads into the pharmacy’s hidden passages and discovered a black ironstone gate they could not penetrate.
• Kafu entered the secret chamber and confirmed that Avery was inside with a former subordinate from the Fifth Divine Guards Office.
• Han Shuo and Lolth bypassed the outer barriers, but Lolth could not break the gate’s powerful barrier without alerting those within.
• Han Shuo smashed the gate with seventeen flying swords and ordered Lolth to leave no survivors as they attacked the people inside.

Han Shuo and Lolth assassinated Avery and his guards at Divine Grace Pharmacy, then escaped as Veilshade City launched a manhunt. They hid in another Training Grounds, where Han Shuo announced that Hasgreen was still a target and planned to attack again that night.

• Han Shuo and Lolth stormed Divine Grace Pharmacy, killed Avery and everyone in the secret chamber, and escaped before Veilshade City's forces arrived.
• Han Shuo revealed to Avery that he had killed Avery's children before beheading him and letting the Cauldron Spirit absorb his Divine Soul.
• Hofus ordered a citywide search after Hasgreen identified Avery and his former guards among the dead, while Hasgreen blamed the Saint Family for the attack.
• Han Shuo and Lolth concealed her white hair and took refuge in another Training Grounds as Veilshade City went on alert.
• Han Shuo told Lolth he planned to kill Hasgreen that night so Celestial Pivot Pharmacy could monopolize the Darkness Divine Domain.

Han Shuo and Lolth infiltrated Divine Grace Pharmacy to assassinate Hasgreen while Veilshade City’s Divine Guards hunted for them. After using a Demon Head disguised as Lolth to draw the guards away, Han Shuo killed Hasgreen and fled with Lolth as the guards returned.

• Han Shuo used his Demon Heads to guide Lolth through the Divine Guards’ patrols to a hiding place near Divine Grace Pharmacy.
• The Demon Heads found Hasgreen atop the pharmacy’s tallest building, and Han Shuo devised a plan to lure the guards away with a copy of Lolth.
• Han Shuo sent the disguised Demon Head toward the pharmacy, drawing the Divine Guards into pursuit and clearing the entrance.
• Han Shuo and Lolth slipped inside, evaded the remaining guards, and reached the floor beneath Hasgreen’s rooftop position.
• Han Shuo attacked Hasgreen with Avici Hell while Lolth fought off the Divine Guards who rushed to the rooftop.
• Han Shuo beheaded Hasgreen with the Demon-Slaying Edge, collected his Spatial Ring, and fled with Lolth as nearby guards approached.

After Han Shuo and Lolth killed Hasgreen, Veilshade City's Divine Guards pursued them in force, and Han Shuo fought through their ranks with the Seventeen Flying Swords. As Lolth came under concentrated attack and the pair were surrounded, Han Shuo ordered the Cauldron Spirit to release all the demon heads.

• Salohawqi realized the demon head he had chased was an illusion and rushed back after hearing that Han Shuo and Lolth had escaped.
• The Divine Guards learned Hasgreen had been killed, and Salohawqi ordered them to stop Han Shuo and Lolth at any cost.
• Veilshade City's Energy Towers lit up the city, exposing Han Shuo and Lolth as more Divine Guards gathered around them.
• Han Shuo unleashed the Seventeen Flying Swords, killing nearly thirty Divine Guards and forcing his way out of the district with Lolth.
• The Second Division's captain delayed Han Shuo and Lolth with a barrage of attacks, allowing nearly a hundred Divine Guards to surround them.
• As the captain targeted Lolth and struck her through her barrier, Han Shuo ordered the Cauldron Spirit to release all the demon heads.

Han Shuo and Lolth escaped the Divine Guards surrounding them by unleashing hundreds of demon heads, then fought their way toward Veilshade City's gate. City Lord Hofus mobilized his elite guards and summoned the major families, turning the city into chaos as the pair raced to get out.

• Han Shuo released hundreds of demon heads, which overwhelmed the Divine Guards and gave him and Lolth a chance to break the encirclement.
• Han Shuo and Lolth killed more guards as they fought toward the Second Division's Divine Guard Captain, but the guards discovered that fire, extreme cold, and distorted Divine Power could drive off the demon heads.
• Han Shuo and Lolth escaped the encirclement and charged toward the city gate before more forces could arrive.
• Hofus learned that Han Shuo and Lolth had killed Hasgreen and hundreds of Divine Guards, then offered Eugene's vacant captain position to the family that captured them.
• The major families mobilized their elite Divine Guards, plunging Veilshade City into commotion and spreading rumors about the fugitives' strength.

Han Shuo and Lolth fought their way toward Veilshade City's gate while the city's forces prepared an ambush. Han Shuo exposed the Simon Family's hidden guards, overcame their attack, and blasted the gate open, leaving them a chance to escape.

• Han Shuo and Lolth headed for the gate as Veilshade City's barrier was strengthened and the city's leaders rushed to stop them.
• Xiding positioned the Simon Family's guards around the gate, but Han Shuo sent Demon Heads disguised as himself and Lolth to draw Anke and some guards away.
• Han Shuo and Lolth charged the gate, where his Flying Swords and Demon Heads struck the concealed Simon Family guards; Xiding ordered the remaining guards into the open.
• Han Shuo used his Demonic Artifacts to attack the defenders and shield their advance toward the locked gate.
• Han Shuo threw Explosive Destruction Beads at the gateway, killing guards and blasting the gate open.

Han Shuo and Lolth escaped Veilshade City after blasting through its gates, with Han Shuo injured by Hofus’s spear as he held off their pursuers. In the surrounding mountains, Han Shuo outpaced the scattered search party and declared that they now had the advantage.

• Han Shuo covered Lolth’s escape through the shattered gates while the Seventeen Flying Swords held back Xiding and Qianlesai.
• Hofus struck Han Shuo in the back with a spear, but Han Shuo endured the injury and escaped the city with Lolth.
• Hofus, Xiding, and the other powerful figures pursued them into the mountains, where the lack of Energy Towers and barriers made the search more difficult.
• Han Shuo used his speed and knowledge of the mountains to widen the gap between them and their pursuers while Lolth began to admire him.
• Han Shuo decided Veilshade City had become an enemy and told Lolth that the scattered pursuers had made the mountains their hunting ground.

Han Shuo and Lolth escaped Veilshade City and hid in the mountains while Hofus’s forces searched for them. When they ambushed Anke and another Divine Guard, Han Shuo’s death and destruction incarnations began absorbing their divine power, triggering a strange transformation in their divine domains.

• Han Shuo led Lolth to a mist-covered cliff, where they rested and replenished their strength.
• Hofus ordered the search parties to split up, and the four great families spread across the mountain range.
• Han Shuo detected the Simon Family nearby and chose to hunt Anke for his death divine power.
• Anke ordered his Divine Guards to attack, but Han Shuo trapped him with the Seventeen Flying Swords while Lolth fought the surrounding guards.
• Han Shuo’s death and destruction incarnations absorbed their captives as his three souls aligned, causing their divine domains to merge into an unfamiliar domain that drew in death element.

Han Shuo and Lolth continued attacking the families searching the mountain range, while Han Shuo revealed how his faith power strengthened his new divine domain. After Hofus wandered off alone in a rage, Han Shuo decided to confront Veilshade City's City Lord.

• Han Shuo sensed faith-power threads strengthening his merged divine domain and its three death barriers, then killed Anke and another middle god as Lolth finished off the nearby guards.
• Xiding and Qianlesai found the slaughter and concluded Han Shuo might be stronger than Hofus; Xiding ordered the Simon Family to stay together and focus on surviving.
• Lolth questioned Han Shuo about being a godhunter, and he persuaded her that he could control his urge to devour others.
• Han Shuo and Lolth evaded the gathering search parties and killed nearly a hundred divine guards and two upper gods from the Hofus and Salohawqi Families over two weeks.
• Hofus lost his temper, sent his guards away, and flew off alone, prompting Han Shuo to decide to meet him.

Han Shuo lured Hofus into a secluded mountain area and attacked him using stealth, demon-head phantoms, and the Seventeen Flying Swords. As the sword formation struggled to pierce Hofus's defenses, Han Shuo called on the Cauldron Spirit to lend him power.

• Han Shuo decided to kill Hofus in the mountains, and Lolth agreed to stay nearby and support him.
• Han Shuo used demon heads to scout the terrain, then approached Hofus while Lolth kept her distance.
• Han Shuo concealed his presence until Hofus sensed he was being watched, then appeared and baited Hofus into attacking.
• Hofus's spear strike blasted open a crater, but Han Shuo vanished and sent seven demon-head phantoms at him.
• Han Shuo used the phantoms to draw Hofus into a defensive stance, then sent the Seventeen Flying Swords against him.
• When the Seventeen Flying Swords could not pierce Hofus's dark energy, Han Shuo asked the Cauldron Spirit to gather its power for him.

Han Shuo battled Hofus while the Cauldron Spirit supplied him with increased power, and he sought a way to end their costly struggle before reinforcements arrived. His two external incarnations fused their divine domains and forced Hofus’s dark domain into a stalemate, leaving Hofus under pressure from both the domains and the Seventeen Flying Swords.

• The Cauldron Spirit explained that absorbing upper god divine souls had increased the power it poured into Han Shuo, allowing the Seventeen Flying Swords to break through Hofus’s defenses and strike his spear.
• Hofus used a black hole formed from dark energy to pull Han Shuo and nearby objects toward him, but Han Shuo resisted with the Heavenly Demon Indestructible Body.
• Han Shuo formed the Avici Godslaying Sword Formation around the black hole, and the Seventeen Flying Swords began consuming Hofus’s dark energy as he replenished it from the surrounding darkness element.
• Han Shuo realized that approaching experts from Veilshade City could make a prolonged battle dangerous, so he brought out his two external incarnations and tried to fuse their divine domains.
• After the three souls established a connection, Han Shuo fused the domains of death and destruction; the resulting domain cut off darkness element and pressed Hofus’s dark domain into a stalemate.
• Hofus struggled to maintain his divine domain as the Seventeen Flying Swords eroded the black hole, and he began to show signs of defeat.

Han Shuo unleashed Godslaying Slash to defeat Hofus, but the attack injured Han Shuo and forced him to flee before Veilshade City's experts arrived. Hofus survived with his right arm destroyed, while the other families began reconsidering the Hofley Family's power.

• As Veilshade City's experts approached, Han Shuo ordered the Cauldron Spirit to lend him more power so he could use Godslaying Slash against Hofus.
• Han Shuo's Seventeen Flying Swords shattered Hofus's black hole and destroyed his right arm, though the Black Spear's barrier saved Hofus from the killing blow.
• The Cauldron Spirit's power injured Han Shuo's Demonic Nascent Soul, and he fled with Lolth rather than risk fighting the arriving experts.
• Hofus emerged from the crater with his right arm gone, while Xiding and the other patriarchs secretly welcomed the blow to the Hofley Family's influence.
• Hofus ordered the three families to continue searching for Han Shuo, then returned to Veilshade City with his Divine Guards.
• Han Shuo decided to return to Veilshade City after realizing Hofus was too well protected for another attack.

After Han Shuo and Lolth’s attack on Veilshade City made them the focus of the Darkness Divine Domain, they returned to Shadow City, where Han Shuo’s family learned the truth and welcomed Lolth. Han Shuo shared his discoveries about merging divine domains and prepared to rebuild the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation at the Han Family residence.

• Wallace and Andrei discussed the attack on Veilshade City, suspected Brian might be responsible, and decided that his connection to the Goddess of Fate would protect him from trouble with the Saint Family.
• Blood Spirit, Bolands, and Gilbert recognized Han Shuo as the attacker, and the Han Family’s leaders agreed to keep his role secret.
• During a month of recovery, Han Shuo nourished his damaged demonic nascent soul and discovered that he could merge his two external incarnations’ divine domains with his main body.
• Han Shuo and Lolth returned to Shadow City, where he briefly explained the events in Veilshade City and declared Lolth a member of the Han Family.
• Han Shuo agreed to reconstruct the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation and offered to use upper god divine souls to strengthen its training.

Han Shuo completed the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation and revealed to Andrei and Wallace that he had killed Avery and Hasgreen in Veilshade City. Wallace kept Han Shuo’s involvement secret and urged him to prepare for the coming Divine Guards competition, where Han Shuo expected his strengthened Fifth Division to surprise its rivals.

• Han Shuo built the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation beneath the Han Family training grounds, and the visitors from Qio Continent entered it to train.
• Han Shuo visited the Saint Family, spoke with Kamelita, and told her he had been overseeing Berglas Fortress rather than mentioning Veilshade City.
• Andrei questioned Han Shuo about the killings in Veilshade City, and Han Shuo answered by showing him Avery’s and Hasgreen’s severed heads.
• Andrei brought Han Shuo to Wallace, who was shocked when Han Shuo admitted responsibility for the killings.
• Wallace said other families had claimed responsibility for the attack to gain fame and promised to keep Han Shuo’s role secret.
• Han Shuo left the Saint Family estate confident that the Fifth Division’s training in the formation would help it surprise the other Divine Guards divisions.

Han Shuo studied the merged divine domain formed by his two external incarnations and discovered that it strengthened his attacks but indiscriminately assaulted anyone who approached. He reunited with Borton, Bowen, Livy, and Daxiaxi, then learned that their families wanted to discuss opening a Celestial Pivot Pharmacy branch in the Destruction Divine Domain.

• Han Shuo merged his death and destruction divine domains, causing the training grounds to draw in death energy and empowering Destruction Orbs that attacked Lolth when she entered.
• Han Shuo ended the merged domain and discussed with Lolth its powerful but uncontrollable attacks on anyone besides himself.
• Han Shuo learned that Borton, Bowen, Livy, and Daxiaxi had arrived in Shadow City and went to greet them.
• Livy accused Han Shuo of betraying Donna by taking over the Rivers Family's property, and Han Shuo explained that his conflict was with Avery.
• Borton told Han Shuo that their families wanted to discuss opening a Celestial Pivot Pharmacy branch in the Destruction Divine Domain, and Han Shuo eagerly agreed.

Han Shuo agreed to expand Celestial Pivot Pharmacy into the Death and Destruction Divine Domains through deals with the Borton and Jialan Families. He brought Daxiaxi to meet Lolth, where she apologized for sealing him away and revealed that she was now Han Shuo’s servant.

• Borton proposed that his family and Celestial Pivot Pharmacy split profits from opening shops in the Destruction Divine Domain, and Han Shuo agreed to let his family handle the details.
• Livy said the Jialan Family wanted the same arrangement, then left angrily while Daxiaxi stayed to speak with Han Shuo.
• Han Shuo assured Daxiaxi that the Lizardmen were living peacefully in the Underground World and took him to see Lolth.
• Lolth recognized Daxiaxi, and Han Shuo explained that she had sealed him away years earlier and now belonged to the Han Family.
• At Han Shuo’s urging, Lolth apologized to Daxiaxi and revealed that she was his servant, leaving Daxiaxi astonished.

Han Shuo prepared the Fifth Divine Guards Division for the upcoming competition, inspiring its guards to aim for first place and training them on the journey to the Flying Cloud Mountains. After two guards failed to return from their pursuit exercises, Barnard reported the situation to Han Shuo.

• Han Shuo reunited Yanyan and Daxiaxi, gave Daxiaxi pills, and continued trying to understand the new divine domain with Lolth while the Han Family trained in the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation.
• Han Shuo assembled the Fifth Division's guards, urged them to claim first place in the competition, and declared that he would defeat Qinglin.
• Han Shuo spent time at the Fifth Divine Guards Office while Blood Spirit, Gilbert, and Bolands defeated the guards who challenged them.
• After the Saint Family announced that the competition would take place in the Flying Cloud Mountains, Han Shuo led the Fifth Division there and had Bolands teach the guards stealth, tracking, and pursuit techniques.
• Barnard reported that two guards had not returned after five days of training, and Han Shuo rose to respond.

Han Shuo investigated the disappearance of two Divine Guards as he led the Fifth Division toward the Flying Cloud Mountains, unaware that Field and the Rivers Family had arranged an ambush with Cloudswallow City. When Han Shuo reached the waterfall where his enemies had gathered, he sensed danger as the guards scattered.

• Han Shuo restricted the Divine Guards to within a hundred miles and searched for the two missing guards, but found no trace of them.
• Field rebuked Dolores for secretly attacking Han Shuo’s guards and revealed that the Rivers Family had allied with Cloudswallow City to kill him.
• Laklison promised to help Field’s group evade Han Shuo’s peculiar life-forms and strike when Han Shuo was separated from his guards.
• Field and Laklison chose the competition in the Flying Cloud Mountains as their opportunity to ambush Han Shuo.
• Han Shuo led the Fifth Division to a waterfall, let the female guards stop at its pool, and grew uneasy when the others scattered.